During the general audience on Wednesday, Francis called on priests to keep their sermons during Mass short. “After more than eight minutes, the sermon fades away and is no longer understood,” the Pope emphasized to applause from the faithful.
“Sometimes there are long sermons, twenty minutes, thirty minutes… But please, the preachers must proclaim an idea, a call to action,” the pope said.
“Sermons should never last longer than ten minutes.”
“I see you like to hear that!” the Pope joked to applause from the faithful. “Sometimes we see people who, when the sermon starts, go outside to smoke a cigarette and then come back. The sermon should never last longer than ten minutes. “This is very important,” Francis said.
New call for peace
Wednesday’s audience was the first with a summary in Chinese and a greeting from the pope to the faithful in that language. Francis then issued a new appeal for peace: “Please let us continue to pray for peace! War is a human defeat. War doesn’t solve problems, war is bad, war destroys. Let us pray for the countries at war. Let’s not forget the tortured Ukraine, let’s not forget Palestine, Israel, Myanmar… So many dead children! So many innocent deaths! Let us pray that the Lord will bring us peace. Let us always pray for peace,” the Pope said.
Source: Krone
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